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[Der Helm]

Well, I tried to put a bounty on Mahrin, but it seems the system accept only bounties on character with a low security status.

/deluded

So whats your name, in game ?

[HRose]

So whats your name, in game ?

HRose?

No, really. I have a character under that name but that I don't use from a year. Now playing a different one and I'll restart when they'll finally add the new asian bloodlines. I never went past the noob level and still messing around blowing up NPCs, running level 1 missions and then losing everything because I use to dare too much without safe nets.

[Viin]

Cheddar -  Arzhel 
MrHat    -  Cerrano Pax
Yoru      - Yaeru
Soukyan - Silas Fennec
Strazos   - Strazos Strovanov
squirrel   - Talan Bourne
Tebonas - Enkebesh
Viin - Irek Dabry

I have a F13 chat channel going, you can join by clicking on Channels and Mailing Lists while docked, then click Create/Join. Channel name is 'F13'.

[Yegolev]

I have a F13 chat channel going, you can join by clicking on Channels and Mailing Lists while docked, then click Create/Join. Channel name is 'F13'.

Ah, that is good thinking.  I don't plan on sticking with the character I am running through the tutorial, but the name is Farrie.  On the other hand, my "throwaway" character was the one I went the farthest with in EQ.  The plan, however, is to finish the tutorial, do more research on char creation, and roll up a Yegolev.  I'd like to work on mining/trading, but will probably also roll up a combat guy at some point.

[Jamiko]

I'd like to work on mining/trading, but will probably also roll up a combat guy at some point.

Unless you plan to buy two accounts, why do that? You can only have one character training at a given time, so just train everything you want on the one guy.

[Viin]

Yah there's really no reason to have more than one character. I have two created just so that I have alts in different parts of space - that way I can check the markets in that area without having to travel out of the region I'm in. Other than that, there's no reason at all to have them.

As for your race/setup, it doesn't matter that much. My only advice is to learn as many of the Learning skills as you can (or at least ones that will help the primary skills you are going after). For example, if I were to start over (haha not likely) as a miner/trader I would do something like this:

  Gallente -> Intaki -> Reborn -> Center for Advanced Studies -> Industry -> Mining -> Remote Mining

Which gets you Mining II and the use of drones. Not the best starting skills (I started with Frigates IV just by luck), but your memory starts at 11 which will help you learn skills faster.

Then learn, in this order:

  Learning to level 4
  Instant Recall to 3
  Analytical Mind to 3

And then do all of your mining / drone / etc skills. Honestly, I wouldn't start over, I'd just pick up wherever you are. Once you do the Learning skills your mining/etc skills will go a lot faster, so you really won't gain *that* much by making a new character. (Unless you happen to like another race's ships better (but then, you can learn to fly them later if you want to)).
 

[Jamiko]

My character is Caldari and started as a miner. Now he is all combat and pilots Minnie ships only. I did dabble in Amarr ships some too. It's nice to have a variety of skills so if I feel like mining I can do that, to take a break from combat.

[Yegolev]

Hey, whatever the pros think.  My reasoning was probably flawed.  On the other hand, I haven't even made it through the tutorial, so now is a great time to start over if I don't like my name, face or race... each of which is true.

Also there is a general anti-mangina tone around here, so I was going to roll a male, just in case I managed to play with some forum-peers.

[Shockeye]

Also there is a general anti-mangina tone around here, so I was going to roll a male, just in case I managed to play with some forum-peers.

Strazos usually girls it up, so I'm suprised he didn't embrace his mangina this time.

[Jamiko]

I think you can change your face for a fee, but if you really want to change your name or race for some reason. Best take care of that stuff before you have 10 million skill points into it.

[Yegolev]

Strazos usually girls it up, so I'm suprised he didn't embrace his mangina this time.

This is the first time I have been embarassed to be a mangina.

[Cheddar]

Hey, whatever the pros think.  My reasoning was probably flawed.  On the other hand, I haven't even made it through the tutorial, so now is a great time to start over if I don't like my name, face or race... each of which is true.

Also there is a general anti-mangina tone around here, so I was going to roll a male, just in case I managed to play with some forum-peers.

Good idea.  I frown on virtual crossdressing.

[Krakrok]

I think I gimped my character already. Gunnary Rank 1 Level 4 and Charisma 11. After reading the description of Gunnary Rank it seems to suck.

[Hoax]

I think Gunnery is good but yeah Charisma blows hard.  Really bringing anything other then Cha up is a good idea, if I remember right.

[Merusk]

I disagree with Vin's "no need to reroll rignt now" assessment.  If you've played around with the game enough to know what you want to do, play with the character creator he linked to and see how far you can get along your path.  Even if you've been training for the past 4 days, there's a good chance you can get farther along by rerolling than training up. You're still new, so rerolling isn't like you're going to lose a few million, much less a few hundred K skillpoints.

   I was talked-into it after playing for a week and worried that I'd be far behind.  Instead, I wound-up almost 30k exp ahead of where my week-old characer was, and able to fly the ship I'd been busting my hump to get to from the start. (A Rifter) along with some better gunnery skills.  Rerolling early can be a Good Thing(tm)

[Viin]

Gunnery is needed for all the turret skills, so it's a good to have - otherwise you can't shoot any guns. Charisma - eh, not that great but it will help you with contacts (better missions). Other than that, I donno what it's good for.

To Mersuk's comment, I certainly don't see anything wrong with rerolling. The only reason I advise against it is because you'll spend more time wondering if you have a gimp character or not, rather than playing the game and moving forward. After you've played for a month or so it all becomes much less of an issue.

[Lum]

You know, if I was a developer I would be REALLY afraid.

If one of them goes missing one day, chances are good he lives in your basement with amputated limbs.

LUM PUTS THE CODE IN THE BASKET. LUM PUTS THE CODE IN THE BASKET OR LUM GETS THE HOSE.

[Cheddar]

LUM PUTS THE CODE IN THE BASKET. LUM PUTS THE CODE IN THE BASKET OR LUM GETS THE HOSE.

This is by far the most awesomest thing to come out of Lums mouth.  EVER.

[tazelbain]

This is by far the most awesomest thing to come out of Lums mouth.  EVER.

Noobler.

[Cheddar]

Noobler.

I don't like you.


Back on topic:  The F13 chatroom is pretty groovy.  I just realized today that you can turn off the "blink" effect on a chat window by right clicking on the tab: this is handy, especially if you have the general chat thingamabobber open.  Does anyone have a plan to start a corp?  I have my cruiser (bought it months ago) and am working on getting shiny guns and some sort of turbo booster on it.  Mining is starting to become annoying; you guys were not kidding about ore prices going to shit.  I only make 400k per run in my slaver as it stand. :( 

[Yegolev]

This is by far the most awesomest thing to come out of Lums mouth.  EVER.

Noobler.

rofl lolz

[Strazos]

Also there is a general anti-mangina tone around here, so I was going to roll a male, just in case I managed to play with some forum-peers.

Strazos usually girls it up, so I'm suprised he didn't embrace his mangina this time.

Actually, I went male this time. I don't know why, but I tend to mangina it in games that are less serious. While I might mangina in GW or WoW, I go male in games like EQ 1/2, EnB, and MUDs.

[MrHat]

Lets just hope he takes life serious.

[Strazos]

My other HDD responds with a resounding Yes.

[Krakrok]

Is that where you store all of your pr0n?

[Der Helm]

Is that where you store all of your pr0n?

Hm, if we get this thread to 10 pages, maybe we get our own child-board ?

[schild]

Har.

[gimpyone]

After cramming for exams and checking eve every so often, I now have my first frigate.
Is there any common types of ammo you guys need made?

[Viin]

I make all my own ammo and missiles, so I'm good there. Though I'm sure if you wanted to start making some ammo (just make whatever you'd use) and you have extra, we can store it in the corp hangar for anyone to grab.

Speaking of the corp, I started one and called it 'F13' (sorry, my corp/guild naming creativity function is malfunctioning) which is based at Hageken V - Moon 2 - Caldari Navy Assembly Plant. You can go there to apply to join.

Did you know it costs 1.6mil to start a corp? Ouch!

[Merusk]

Once again I curse you all for dragging me back in.

I'm a Mangina, deal with it. Minmatar men are all bald coneheads so I wanted something different but did want to be a Min. because I liked their story.

Name's Morriand A'resse. I'm tooling around in the Metropolis region, doing NPC Rat missions. Anyone that needs frigate-sized modules or turrets just let me know and I'll keep a few out of the recycler for you.

[Soln]

Did you know it costs 1.6mil to start a corp? Ouch!

much like in RL 

actually, that's really a    comment for entrepreneurs

[Shockeye]

Did you know it costs 1.6mil to start a corp? Ouch!

much like in RL 

actually, that's really a    comment for entrepreneurs

f13.net, LLC.

[Cheddar]

Cheddar -  Arzhel 
MrHat    -  Cerrano Pax
Yoru      - Yaeru
Soukyan - Silas Fennec
Strazos   - Strazos Strovanov
squirrel   - Talan Bourne
Tebonas - Enkebesh
Viin - Irek Dabry

Corp is set up, and we are working on getting offices in other systems so it does not take 2 hours just to join up.  F13 channel is also in full effect, and everyone is still in the nooblet stage.  Hopefully we can get some thoughts tossed around on how the game is: personally I like it, though I think things will get even better once I get into combat.  Currently I am just training and mining, mining and training.

[Strazos]

I do some combat missions, but I'd rather kill people.

[Viin]

I do some combat missions, but I'd rather kill people.

You must start small, young Padawan. Get to level 2 agents and maybe even level 3 agents (and be able to do their combat missions) before thinking too hard on PvP.

-Edit-
Here's an updated list of names (this is in my Notepad in EVE):

Arzhel - Cheddar
Ca'adwin Shiin - Gimpyone
Cerrano Pax - MrHat
Enkebesh - Tebonas
Irek Dabry - Viin
Jaakaarr - lurker(tm)
Malathor Kerostas - Malathor
Morriand A'resse - Merusk
Regel - Reg
Silas Fennec - Soukyan
Stone Burner - Krakrok
Strazos Strovanov - Strazos
Tala Bourne - Squirrel
Yaeru - Yoru